Mechanisms linking parental education and stunting

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9609, 2008, Pages 280-281

  Wachs, Theodore D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD NUTRITION; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALNUTRITION; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 44449158889     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60144-0     Document Type: Note

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